Experience of Two Hotels in Shanghai: A Song and a City, Comfortable Stay and Fun

Jinlun Hotel Experience (Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station National Exhibition and Convention Center Branch)

- 🌁Decoration Style: Mainly modern minimalist with light luxury elements, the lobby features crystal chandeliers paired with light wood furniture, bright and transparent. Guest rooms are based on beige and gray-blue tones, floor-to-ceiling windows bring in natural light, smooth layout design, and old Shanghai photos in details add a local touch.
- 🏘️Room Type/Layout: Stayed in a business king room, about 35㎡, with separate wet and dry bathroom and smart toilet, bed facing the TV wall, office and rest areas naturally separated, wardrobe with built-in clothes dryer, suitable for business trips or family travel.
- 🎠Activities: The hotel is adjacent to the National Exhibition and Convention Center, within walking distance to Hongqiao Tiandi shopping area, about 10 minutes by car from Hongqiao Railway Station, convenient for visiting attractions like The Bund and Yuyuan Garden.
- 🍽️Dining Features: Breakfast offers local Shanghai snacks such as Nanxiang soup dumplings and scallion oil noodles, combined with Chinese and Western dishes; dinner can be enjoyed with Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) at nearby Qibao Old Street.
- 💰Average Cost: 400-600 RMB/night (excluding meals).
- 💗Other Tips: "Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a city that never sleeps." Take Metro Line 2 directly from the hotel to The Bund to experience the neon brilliance described in the lyrics. The rooms have good sound insulation, suitable for rest; the front desk offers shuttle reservation service for Hongqiao Hub.

Mercure Shanghai People’s Square Hotel Experience

- 🌁Decoration Style: Art Deco luxury style, lobby with marble floor and brass decorations, crystal chandeliers echoing vintage murals, guest rooms with velvet furniture and gilded lines, embossed ceiling showing exquisite details, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking People’s Square.
- 🏘️Room Type/Layout: Luxury suite about 60㎡, living room and bedroom separated, round bathtub by the window, spacious walk-in closet, smart control system to adjust lighting and curtains, showing high-end quality.
- 🎠Activities: 5-minute walk to People’s Square, adjacent to Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street and Shanghai Museum.

Post by MirjaRinne | Aug 22, 2025